Cross-Border Bank Resolution - Recent Developments

Summary:Developing an effective framework for cross-border resolution is a key priority in
international regulatory reform. Large bank failures during the global financial crisis
brought home the lack of adequate tools for resolving “too-big-to-fail” institutions. In cross-border cases, misaligned incentives and lack of robust mechanisms for resolution and cross-border cooperation left some country authorities with little choice but to take unilateral actions, which contributed to the high fiscal costs of the crisis and resulted in disorderly resolution in some cases.